Big bluefin tuna make California comeback after 80-year hiatus

Ryder Devoe, 19, catches a 200-pound Pacific bluefin tuna while spear fishing during a free dive off the coastmore

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2018年 10月 17日 Wednesday

Ryder Devoe, 19, catches a 200-pound Pacific bluefin tuna while spear fishing during a free dive off the coast of San Diego. Large Pacific bluefin tuna not seen in California waters for decades have reappeared, to the delight of fishing enthusiasts and scientists, as global conservation efforts have proven effective for one of the ocean's priciest and most sought-after fish.
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Ryder Devoe, 19, catches a 200-pound Pacific bluefin tuna while spear fishing during a free dive off the coastmore

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Ryder Devoe, 19, catches a 200-pound Pacific bluefin tuna while spear fishing during a free dive off the coast of San Diego. Still image taken from a September 2018 video.
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Record-breaking temperatures in San Diego this past summer and the warming of the ocean off the California coamore

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Record-breaking temperatures in San Diego this past summer and the warming of the ocean off the California coast provided a feeding ground for the bluefin, which can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. In early January, an 890-pound bluefin fetched $323,000 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
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Overfishing of bluefin tuna spurred by a growing global appetite for sushi resulted in a critical decline in smore

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Overfishing of bluefin tuna spurred by a growing global appetite for sushi resulted in a critical decline in stocks over decades. But measures by the United States, Japan, Mexico and others to limit their take have led to population growth, though tuna populations are still below historic levels.
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The Center for Biological Diversity said in August 2017 that the Pacific bluefin had been overfished to less tmore

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The Center for Biological Diversity said in August 2017 that the Pacific bluefin had been overfished to less than 3 percent of its historic population. The National Marine Fisheries Service announced in October 2016 that it was considering listing the Pacific bluefin, but it subsequently concluded that protections were not warranted.
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Ryder Devoe, 19, catches a 200-pound Pacific bluefin tuna while spear fishing during a free dive off the coastmore

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Ryder Devoe, 19, catches a 200-pound Pacific bluefin tuna while spear fishing during a free dive off the coast of San Diego, California, U.S. September 5, 2018. Still image taken from a video September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Don Orr

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In early September, Ryder Devoe, 19, who dives to spear big game fish, emerged from the deep blue waters 68 mimore

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2018年 10月 17日 Wednesday

In early September, Ryder Devoe, 19, who dives to spear big game fish, emerged from the deep blue waters 68 miles off the California coast in his camouflaged wetsuit, shouting: "I think I got him." Devoe had speared a 200-pound bluefin as a school swam 60 feet below.
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"With a rod and reel you can t catch them if they aren't hungry," said Ed Heller, Devoe's boat captain. "But tmore

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"With a rod and reel you can t catch them if they aren't hungry," said Ed Heller, Devoe's boat captain. "But they will always eat a spear."
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Ryder Devoe, 19, proudly shows off his 200-pound Pacific bluefin tuna after free diving to spear the fish off more

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Ryder Devoe, 19, proudly shows off his 200-pound Pacific bluefin tuna after free diving to spear the fish off the coast of San Diego. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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